Spice Cake Cookies

These Spice Cake Cookies are full of warm, fall spices, are soft and topped with a delicious vanilla glaze. The dough is easy to make and requires no mixer. The dough is a roll out dough, so you can make these cookies into different shapes if desired (leaf, Christmas tree, etc). These cookies are great for fall, but also make a great Christmas cookie recipe.

I ate a lot of spice cake growing up, like a lot. My dad’s favorite cake is spice cake, and for a short period my brother enjoyed eating carrot cake for his birthday, which to me is almost like spice cake to me (yes, I know it’s different, but I was a kid with a not so defined palate when I was eating these cakes year after year). I didn’t care for spice cake much growing up, but as I got older and my tastes did become more defined, I enjoyed it more.

The inspiration behind the cookie

The inspiration behind these cookies came in part from my dad and growing up years, but also came from a special cause for the month of September. September is Pediatric Cancer Awareness month. I was asked by Cookies for Kids’ Cancer , a non-profit that raises funds for pediatric cancer research, and FinaMill , a passionate supporter for Cookies for Kids, to create a cookie for this special month. I had the honor to work with cancer patients in a healthcare setting, and let me tell you, they are some of the toughest people I know.

What do these cookies taste like?

These spice cake cookies have a delicious blend of fall spices, making them a great fall cookie. However, the blend of spices also reminds me of a variation of a gingerbread cookie, making them a great Christmas cookie. This cookie dough is a rolled out cookie dough, which means that you can cut them into whatever shape you prefer – a leaf for fall, a Christmas tree for Christmas. The vanilla glaze on top of the cookie makes the cookies look more elegant. It also adds a delicious taste to the cookies, making them the perfect fall or Christmas cookie recipe to try.

Alright, enough talking, let’s get to baking!

Here’s what you need to know…

If you’re looking for a fall cookie recipe, or a Christmas cookie recipe, these spice cake cookies will be a hit!

Melt the sugar and honey

These Spice Cake Cookies are made a little bit differently than your standard cookie dough. You’ll begin by melting brown sugar with honey in a large skillet. Once the sugar dissolves, you’ll remove the dough from the heat. The best part about this dough, is you can mix it in one pan and mix it by hand without a mixer.

Remove from heat and add in remaining ingredients

Next, you’ll add in the butter and stir until melted, then whisk in the baking soda, salt, spices and egg. Stir in the flour. The dough is slightly sticky at this point. Don’t worry, the dough will come together, you just need to work with it a little. Spray some nonstick spray on your hands. Gather the dough together (it’s okay if some sticks on the bottom of the skillet. Just gather as much of it as you can). Place the dough in a lightly greased bowl and knead the dough until it comes together into a ball.

Rolling the dough

Allow the dough to rest in the refrigerator for 30 minutes. This is to help develop flavor. Next up, you’ll roll out the dough. The easiest way to roll out dough is to place the dough on a piece of parchment paper. Place another piece of parchment paper on top of the dough. Roll the dough between the two pieces of parchment paper, then cut out into your desired shapes.

Time to bake!

Bake in the oven, allow to cool a few minutes, then spread the vanilla glaze on top of the cookies. I promise, these cookies are fairly straight forward to make. They’re just made a little different than your used to.

Let me know what you think!

If you make these cookies, whether it be as a fall cookie, or a Christmas cookie, I’d love to hear what you thought in the comments and ratings below. Also, find me on instagram and youtube for this baking video as well as some fun behind the scenes.

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